Breathe Pakistan: CM Gandapur says KP’s forest cover removing 50pc of Pakistan’s carbon – Pakistan
Ahsan Iqbal says climate change a “lived reality”; UN official Mohamed Yahya notes weather disasters becoming “more frequent, intense”. A global climate conference under DawnMedia’s ‘Breathe Pakistan’ initiative is under way right now at Islamabad’s Jinnah Convention Centre, bringing together experts and leaders to find solutions to climate change. The two-day moot aims to make […]
Breathe Pakistan: World Bank climate change chief says too many will die waiting for global north to put money on the table – Pakistan
Ahsan Iqbal says climate change a “lived reality”; UN official Yahya highlights weather disasters becoming “more frequent, intense”. A global climate conference under DawnMedia’s ‘Breathe Pakistan’ initiative is under way right now at Islamabad’s Jinnah Convention Centre, bringing together experts and leaders to find solutions to climate change. The two-day moot aims to make Pakistan […]
Breathe Pakistan conference in Islamabad on countering climate change begins – Pakistan
A global climate conference — part of DawnMedia’s ‘Breathe Pakistan’ initiative — is underway at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad today. The two-day international conference will be attended by national and international experts to find viable solutions to climate change. It aims to mobilise finance and find solutions to counter climate change. The moot […]
Breathe Pakistan conference in Islamabad to find solutions to counter climate change – Pakistan
A global climate conference — part of DawnMedia’s ‘Breathe Pakistan’ initiative — is to begin shortly at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad today. The two-day international conference will be attended by national and international experts to find viable solutions to climate change. It aims to mobilise finance and find solutions to counter climate change. […]
From Policy To Actions: The 2047 Alternative
THE future is never quite what we expect it to be, but climate trends have redefined our lives as unpredictable, volatile and often red in tooth and claw. Yet if one thing is certain for all of us in Pakistan, it is the reality of extreme weather and “global boiling”. It cannot be wished away […]
LHC refuses to quash FIR against passengers detained on begging charges – Pakistan
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ruled that the rights of freedom of movement and religion are fundamental, but not absolute and may be lawfully restricted under specific circumstances. Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh observed that the international human rights law recognises these rights but also sets out permissible limitations to ensure public order, safety, health, […]
Bilawal in Washington for National Prayer Breakfast – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has arrived in the US capital to attend the National Prayer Breakfast, an annual gathering that brings together hundreds of influential figures from around the world. Mr Bhutto-Zardari is set to deliver his remarks on Thursday evening. His mother, the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was […]
Climate Justice Is Inevitable – DAWN.COM
ACCORDING to the Global Climate Risk Index, Pakistan ranks as the fifth most climate-vulnerable country in the world. It also faces significant disaster risk, ranking 23rd out of 194 countries as per the 2024 Inform Risk Index. Dubbed the ‘climate catastrophe of the decade’, the devastating 2022 floods in Pakistan affected 33 million people, including […]
US aid suspension to hit 60 health facilities in Pakistan – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Effects of the suspension of all US foreign aid programmes have started to appear in Pakistan as over 60 health facilities will be closed down, leaving 1.7 million people, including 1.2m Afghan refugees, cut off from life-saving reproductive health services. These health facilities in Pakistan were being administered by the United Nations Population Fund […]
PTI ropes in ex-PM Abbasi to steer opposition alliance – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After talks between the government and the opposition collapsed last week, the PTI made another push to establish a joint front against the federal government and roped in former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to become part of its anti-government movement. The meeting with the former PML-N lawmaker from Murree came after PTI founder […]